Association of Household Opioid Availability and Prescription Opioid Initiation Among Household Members
Author(s) -
Marissa J. Seamans,
Timothy S. Carey,
Daniel Westreich,
Stephen R. Cole,
Stephanie B. Wheeler,
G. Caleb Alexander,
Virginia Pate,
M. Alan Brookhart
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.7280
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , pharmacy , opioid , retrospective cohort study , prescription drug , pharmacoepidemiology , emergency medicine , family medicine , pharmacology , receptor
Increases in prescription opioid use in the United States have been attributed to changing prescribing guidelines and attitudes toward pain relief; however, the spread of opioid use within households through drug diversion may also be a contributing factor.
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